The Bhopalites enjoyed the classical performances at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum here on Sunday. A semi classical singing performance by Mohammad Rahimuddin and a kathak performance by Anjana Jha were presented under Uttaradhikar series of classical performances.
In the first presentation, Ustad Sarvat Hussein Khan’s disciple Mohammed Rahimuddin started his presentation with his fellow contemporaries with Shiv Stuti. After this, they performed various devotional songs in Bhojpuri and finally wrapped up their performances with Bhojpuri folk song "Aagna Fadla Phuhaarwa".
Rahimuddin was accompanied by Aamir Khan on the table, Shabbir Khan on the dholak, Virendra Koray on the flute, Pawan Giri on Banjo and Basik Khan on Manjeera.
Notably, Rahimuddin received music education from Ustad Sarvat Hussain Khan. He has also performed for AIR and Doordarshan.
In the second presentation, Kathak exponent Anjana Jha, the disciple of Pandit Rajendra Gangani of Jaipur Gharana, performed Kathak group dance with her troupe members.
She started off with the Ganesh Vandana, which was composed by Pandit Jasraj. Anjana Jha then performed a solo dance in 'Taal Jhapatal' on traditional clans of the Jaipur family. After this she presented the "Charishnu" collective dance based on "Shyam ne Murali Bajayi" Bhajan and Hindustani and Carnatic music in Taal Keharwa.
Finally, she wrapped up the performance with the presentation of Shiv Tandava and Parikrma. Anjana Jha, along with her disciples, Sanchita Thakur, Vinita Kushwaha, Shivani Gupta, Pooja Tiwari, Damini Salvi, Rakesh Dikshit, Sheena, Ajit Singh Kashyap, Anusha Kusumwal, Shyamvir Singh, Deepali Sharma and Srishti Pathak presented dance performance. |